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Welcome to Manitou ...

Manitou is located in Pierce County<1>.

Manitou is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Manitou lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Manitou ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Manitou: This one is located in Pierce County and the other is located in King County.

Beyond Washington, there are 10 communities that are also named Manitou - they are located in Colorado, Kentucky, Manitoba, Minnesota (2), New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Manitou.

Communities near Manitou ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Manitou.

  • Tacoma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
  • Federal Way
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lacey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <3>
  • Puyallup
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • University Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Des Moines
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • SeaTac
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonney Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Manitou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manitou.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Manitou. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manitou.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manitou. See our Newspapers Page for Manitou.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manitou ...

Looking for more information about Manitou? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Manitou, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Manitou.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manitou - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.